harrow
1
[ har-oh ]
/ ˈhær oʊ /
noun
an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.
verb (used with object)
to draw a harrow over (land).
to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., of.
verb (used without object)
to become broken up by harrowing, as soil.
Origin of harrow
1
1250–1300; Middle English
harwe; akin to Old Norse
herfi harrow, Dutch
hark rake, Greek
krṓpion sickle
OTHER WORDS FROM harrow
har·row·er, nounWords nearby harrow
harrison red,
harrison's groove,
harrisonburg,
harrogate,
harrovian,
harrow,
harrowing,
harrumph,
harry,
harry potter,
harsh
Definition for harrow (2 of 3)
harrow
2
[ har-oh ]
/ ˈhær oʊ /
verb (used with object) Archaic.
to ravish; violate; despoil.
(of Christ) to descend into (hell) to free the righteous held captive.
Origin of harrow
2OTHER WORDS FROM harrow
har·row·ment, nounDefinition for harrow (3 of 3)
Harrow
[ har-oh ]
/ ˈhær oʊ /
noun
a borough of Greater London, in SE England.
a boarding school for boys, founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, an urban district near London, England.
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British Dictionary definitions for harrow (1 of 3)
harrow
1
/ (ˈhærəʊ) /
noun
any of various implements used to level the ground, stir the soil, break up clods, destroy weeds, etc, in soil
verb
(tr)
to draw a harrow over (land)
(intr)
(of soil) to become broken up through harrowing
(tr)
to distress; vex
Derived forms of harrow
harrower, noun harrowing, adjective, nounWord Origin for harrow
C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish
harv, Swedish
harf; related to Middle Dutch
harke rake
British Dictionary definitions for harrow (2 of 3)
harrow
2
/ (ˈhærəʊ) /
verb (tr) archaic
to plunder or ravish
(of Christ) to descend into (hell) to rescue righteous souls
Derived forms of harrow
harrowment, nounWord Origin for harrow
C13: variant of Old English
hergian to
harry
British Dictionary definitions for harrow (3 of 3)
Harrow
/ (ˈhærəʊ) /
noun
a borough of NW Greater London; site of an English boys' public school founded in 1571 at Harrow-on-the-Hill, a part of this borough. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 51 sq km (20 sq miles)